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Babson Field Hockey Team Returns to NCAA Division III Final Four The Babson College field hockey team is returning to the Final Four of the NCAA Division III tournament for the second time in three years and the third time in program history.

By Thought & Action Staff

November 17, 2025

Tagged Athletics, Class of 2026, Class of 2028, Undergraduate, Class of 2029

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Members of the 1975 soccer team walk onto the field adorned with soccer scarves

Golden Goal: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Babson's First NCAA Championship Fifty years ago, the unbeaten 1975 men’s soccer team captured the first national championship in Babson Athletics' history.

By Scott Dietz

Writer

Scott Dietz

Scott Dietz is Babson College's Associate Athletic Director for Strategic Communications. Dietz is responsible for the department's internal and external communications, including branding, campus engagement, marketing, social media, sponsorships and website management. Additional duties consist of event coverage, facilitation of interview requests, media pitching, video content, writing and editing. Before Babson, Dietz spent 13-plus years at fellow NEWMAC institution Wheaton College, worked for the NFL, New England Patriots, and in the media relations department with the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. A native of South Park, PA, Dietz began his sports information career at Westminster College.

November 10, 2025

Tagged Alumni, Athletics, Babson Magazine

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LISTEN: How Do You Assemble a Winning Team? In the second episode of Season 2 of “From Problems to Possibilities,” Babson men’s ice hockey coach Jamie Rice ’90 offers a unique perspective on entrepreneurial leadership and building winning organizations that thrive together.

By Thought & Action Staff

October 22, 2025

Tagged Entrepreneurial Leadership, Leadership, Athletics

Posted in Babson Briefs

Three photos in a side-by-side collage depict Michael Kopelman coaching, Brady Anderson in action, and the doubles team celebrating

Courting Success: How Babson Tennis Teams Transformed into National Powerhouses With championships and top-tier recruiting classes, Babson Director of Tennis Michael Kopelman has overseen the transformation of the men’s and women’s programs into national powerhouses.

By Scott Dietz

Writer

Scott Dietz

Scott Dietz is Babson College's Associate Athletic Director for Strategic Communications. Dietz is responsible for the department's internal and external communications, including branding, campus engagement, marketing, social media, sponsorships and website management. Additional duties consist of event coverage, facilitation of interview requests, media pitching, video content, writing and editing. Before Babson, Dietz spent 13-plus years at fellow NEWMAC institution Wheaton College, worked for the NFL, New England Patriots, and in the media relations department with the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. A native of South Park, PA, Dietz began his sports information career at Westminster College.

September 2, 2025

Tagged Athletics, Class of 2025, Class of 2026, Undergraduate, Babson Magazine

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Collage of four photos depicting Babson teams celebrating

Keeping Score: A Look at Babson Athletics’ Success by the Numbers From national and conference championships to academic achievements, Babson’s student-athletes continue to post impressive statistics. Here is a look at the numbers behind Babson Athletics’ successes.

By Eric Beato

Editor / Writer

Eric Beato

Eric Beato is the Editor of Babson Thought & Action and Babson Magazine. A native of Chicago and a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Eric has worked as an editor and writer at newspapers across the country, including the Chicago Sun-Times and Boston Herald. Eric joined Babson College in 2019 after working as the communications director for a private educational travel company and as the managing editor of six regional sports publications.

July 2, 2025

Tagged Athletics, Class of 2025, Class of 2026

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Three-peat: Babson Wins Third Consecutive NEWMAC Men's Presidents Cup Babson earned the prestigious New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference Men’s Presidents Cup, , an all-sports award presented to the top overall men's and women's programs in the conference, for the third year in a row.

By Thought & Action Staff

June 13, 2025

Tagged Athletics

Posted in Babson Briefs

Olivia Soffer and Matia Cristiani high-five on a tennis court

Take Two: Babson Tennis Champions Reflect on Winning Back-to-Back Titles Tennis champions Olivia Soffer ’25 and Matia Cristiani ’26 look back on their years playing together and all the hard work that went into winning two national doubles titles.

By John Crawford

Senior Journalist

John Crawford

A writer for Babson Thought & Action and the Babson Magazine, John Crawford has been telling the College’s entrepreneurial story for more than 15 years. Assignments for Babson have taken him from Rwanda to El Salvador, from the sweet-smelling factory of a Pennsylvania candy maker, to the stately Atlanta headquarters of an NFL owner, to the bustling office of a New York City fashion designer. Beyond his work for Babson, he has written articles and essays for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Notre Dame Magazine, The Good Men Project, and other publications. He can be found on Twitter, @crawfordwriter, where he tweets about climate change.

June 9, 2025

Tagged Athletics, Class of 2025, Undergraduate, Class of 2026

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Joey Flannery ’17 Elected to Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Joey Flannery ’17, now the associate head coach of the men’s team, is the first Babson College player to be selected to the SCB Hall of Fame.

By Thought & Action Staff

June 9, 2025

Tagged Athletics, Alumni

Posted in Babson Briefs

The champion tennis players pose for a photo with their trophies alongside their coaches

Repeat Champs: Babson’s Doubles Team Nets Second Tennis National Title Olivia Soffer ’25 and Matia Cristiani ’26 captured their second consecutive NCAA Division III doubles national championship in women’s tennis.

By Thought & Action Staff

May 28, 2025

Tagged Athletics, Class of 2025, Undergraduate

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Greg Boxer ‘07 (left) and Jamie Rice ’90 (right), who holds up a jersey, stand together for a picture at the Babson ice hockey rink

A Head Coach, a Backup Goalie, and the Inspiring Story of a Gift Playing ice hockey at Babson prepared Greg Boxer ’07 for life. In appreciation of coach Jamie Rice ’90, he has made a transformative gift to endow the program’s head coaching position.

By John Crawford

Senior Journalist

John Crawford

A writer for Babson Thought & Action and the Babson Magazine, John Crawford has been telling the College’s entrepreneurial story for more than 15 years. Assignments for Babson have taken him from Rwanda to El Salvador, from the sweet-smelling factory of a Pennsylvania candy maker, to the stately Atlanta headquarters of an NFL owner, to the bustling office of a New York City fashion designer. Beyond his work for Babson, he has written articles and essays for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Notre Dame Magazine, The Good Men Project, and other publications. He can be found on Twitter, @crawfordwriter, where he tweets about climate change.

April 2, 2025

Tagged Alumni, Athletics

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